Urban Planning

Preserving architectural history with digital twins

3D builds for the future, but it also uncovers the past. Brazilian architect Fábio Rakauskas preserves architectural works and brings them into the modern world with digital replicas.

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Six tips for creating compelling architecture proposals

Give life to your wildest ideas and clearly communicate your design vision for proposals with these tips from leaders in the architecture field.

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8 months ago

Houseal Lavigne urban plan catalyzes Downtown Oshkosh redevelopment

Houseal Lavigne Associates delivers a visually stunning urban redevelopment plan for Downtown Oshkosh and the surrounding areas.

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over 1 year ago

SketchUp for Urban Planning – JJ Zanetta | The Fireside Chat Series Season 2 Ep. 6

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2 months ago

SketchUp for Landscape Architecture: An Oasis in the City

Swedish consultancy group, Tyrens, transformed a 210,000 sqm field (equivalent to 30 soccer pitches) into a city oasis and a model for sustainable urban development.

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7 months ago

The Omar Way: A Passion for Sustainable Schools

Design Principal Omar Calderon at the award-winning global firm Perkins Eastman designs highly sustainable school buildings that seek to empower student success.

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9 months ago

[Video] Create when inspiration strikes with SketchUp for iPad

Create, edit, and view your 3D models wherever work happens with SketchUp for iPad

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10 months ago

Greening LA: A ‘green workforce’ collaboration builds in the metaverse and real life

Collaborate, design, scale, and repeat! The Greening LA project brings together community colleges, universities, municipalities, and designers on a series of urban ecological pursuits to beautify LA.

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10 months ago

Interoperability unpacked: Three tips for an efficient SketchUp and Revit workflow

SketchUp models can transition to or from Revit projects and each project's best method depends on your deliverables and goals. Here’s how to move from SketchUp to Revit and back again.

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11 months ago

Does your tech stack up from 2D-6D?

Ever wondered if you’re truly getting the most out of your software tools? Take our free quiz to find out if you’re maxing out the value in your SketchUp toolset.

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10 months ago

SketchUp for iPad: Capture your creativity on the go

We can officially answer the call; SketchUp for iPad is here to help you capture design inspiration whenever it strikes!

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[Webinar] Early-stage and urban design

In this webinar, our customer success team covers best practices around early-stage and urban design workflows in SketchUp.

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over 1 year ago

Five Key Factors for Calculating Design Technology ROI

Read on for five factors to consider when assessing, adding to, and optimizing your design technology.

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9 months ago

Welcome to the Studio family, Scan Essentials!

We are thrilled to announce that Scan Essentials (a Windows-only extension) is now included in our Studio subscription!

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9 months ago

SketchUp Studio: Advance your workflow

We've been busy evolving the Studio offering to make it [even] more robust for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) professionals.

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[Testimonial] See why firms choose SketchUp

See why firms choose SketchUp for their entire design process including construction documentation.

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8 months ago

SketchUp + V-Ray 5: A match made in Studio

We’re proud to announce that we’ve teamed up with Chaos to bring you world-class rendering capabilities as part of your SketchUp toolkit!

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[Webinar] Explore your 3D designs outdoors

In this webinar, will show you how to get your 3D models from SketchUp and the digital world into augmented reality and into the physical world with Trimble’s SiteVision.

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about 2 years ago

How Strong Design Narratives Lead to Great Designs

Strong design narratives tie projects together and are an incredibly powerful way for architects to influence projects from conception to build. Combine client needs with climate research for a winnin

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[Webinar] Geo-locate your 3D models in SketchUp

In this webinar, you'll learn how to geo-locate your 3D models in SketchUp and how to import high-resolution, aerial imagery using Nearmap, Add Location’s new provider.

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